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    The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from...
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    Naturae. The name is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven". The type species is the common raven (Corvus corax); others named by Linnaeus in the same...
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    distinguishing features. From a distance, it can be confused with a rook (Corvus frugilegus), or when in flight, with a pigeon or chough. Flying western jackdaws...
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    Common raven (redirect from Corvus corax)
    Naturae, and it still bears its original name of Corvus corax. It is the type species of the genus Corvus, derived from the Latin word for 'raven'. The specific...
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    species within the passerine bird genus Corvus (the crows and ravens). The genus contains 50 species: Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 – house crow or...
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    Carrion crow (redirect from Corvus corone)
    name of Corvus corone. The binomial name is derived from the Latin corvus, "raven", and Greek κορώνη korōnē, "crow". The hooded crow (Corvus cornix),...
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    Hooded crow (redirect from Corvus cornix)
    The hooded crow (Corvus cornix), also called the scald-crow or hoodie, is a Eurasian bird species in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found...
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    orientalis Rook, Corvus frugilegus Western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula Fan-tailed raven, Corvus rhipidurus Brown-necked raven, Corvus ruficollis Holarctic...
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    The Australian raven (Corvus coronoides) is a passerine corvid bird native to Australia. Measuring 46–53 centimetres (18–21 in) in length, it has an all-black...
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  • Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rook or rooks may refer to: Rook (bird) (Corvus frugilegus), a bird of the corvid family Rook (chess), a piece in chess that...
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    The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. It is a common bird found throughout much of North...
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    blackbirds (Turdus merula), starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), rooks (Corvus frugilegus), jackdaws (Corvus monedula), owls, vultures and ducks. Studies on slug predation...
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    supporting the nest, from neighbouring trees, or from abandoned rook (Corvus frugilegus) nests, rather than from the nest itself. Females participated more...
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    Somali crow (redirect from Corvus edithae)
    Somali crow, or dwarf raven (Corvus edithae), is approximately the size (44–46 cm in length) of the carrion crow, Corvus corone but with a longer bill...
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    The Hawaiian crow or ʻalalā (Corvus hawaiiensis) is a species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae, that is currently extinct in the wild, though reintroduction...
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    strategies hypothesis has been shown in studies of roosting rooks (Corvus frugilegus). A 1977 study of roosting rooks by Ian Swingland showed that an inherent...
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    unofficially selected in 1961. The Irish Examiner has put the rook (Corvus frugilegus) forward as a possible national bird, due to their "wild hardiness...
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    House crow (redirect from Corvus splendens)
    The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin...
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    The white-billed crow (Corvus woodfordi) is a member of the crow family found on the Solomon Islands. It is a short and stocky forest bird (40–41 cm in...
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    such as bobwhite quail, pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and rooks (Corvus frugilegus) are also vulnerable. Hawks and mammals (only exception are cats)...
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    fascicularis Rook 820,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Corvus frugilegus Beagle 844,410,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Canis lupus...
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    conspecific with the Cuban palm crow (Corvus minutus). Despite being sympatric with the white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) on Hispaniola, it appears...
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    assorted corvids (at up to 24.2% of the diet), probably mostly rooks (Corvus frugilegus) and Eurasian magpie (Pica pica), were important to diet as were willow...
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  • Clayton, Nicola S. (2006). "Investigating Physical Cognition in Rooks, Corvus frugilegus". Current Biology. 16 (7): 697–701. Bibcode:2006CBio...16..697S. doi:10...
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    with two other West Indian species, the Cuban crow (Corvus nasicus) and the white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) of Hispaniola, which are very closely...
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  • 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-02-03. "Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow)". Animal Diversity Web. "Corvus frugilegus (rook)". Animal Diversity Web. "I never...
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    conclusions regarding cooperation should therefore be invalid. Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) are large-brained members of the bird family Corvidae. They live...
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    Fish crow (redirect from Corvus ossifragus)
    The fish crow (Corvus ossifragus) is a species of crow associated with wetland habitats in the eastern and southeastern United States. The fish crow was...
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  • the current binomial name Corvus philippinus. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) but is now...
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    species: Eastern jungle crow (Corvus levaillantii) Indian jungle crow (Corvus culminatus) Philippine jungle crow (Corvus philippinus) The overall size...
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